{"id":12148,"date":"2026-09-23T09:53:45","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T09:53:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.luthiertapfestival.com\/?post_type=teachers-2023&#038;p=12148"},"modified":"2026-09-23T09:54:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T09:54:57","slug":"kaz-kumagai-2026","status":"publish","type":"teachers-2023","link":"https:\/\/www.luthiertapfestival.com\/es\/teachers-2023\/kaz-kumagai-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Kaz Kumagai (2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kazunori Kumagai \u00abKaz\u00bb is a \u00abTrue Tap Artist\u00bb (New York Times), who is always searching his expression through the sounds and the rhythm. At age 19, Kaz came to NY and trained in the the New York Shakespeare Festival Institute of tap \u00abFunk University\u00bb the training workshop for the big hit Broadway musical Bring in da&#8217; Noise, Bring in &#8216;da Funk. Since then he has been performing and teaching all over the world. 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